Bernie Sanders can still lead a political revolution — even if he loses
- Matthew Yglesias

 

"Six months ago, Sanders stood in a swamp outside the Capitol and casually told a handful of reporters he was launching what amounted to a novelty bid for president. Now he attracts huge crowds to his rallies, garners press coverage for his policy statements, and raises unprecedented sums of money from a grassroots army.

Whatever he does over the next few weeks, the important question about Sanders's future is what can he do with that movement? Can he direct money and enthusiasm down ballot, were liberals have been badly failing ? Can he deploy his revolution to reshape Democratic politics from the ground up ? If so, he'll make a much bigger impact than anything he can conceivably achieve from here on out in the primary."